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Monday, April 15, 2013

Chapter Summaries, Part 4 of 4, Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

Book Summary

Below are the most important events in each of these four parts of the novel and how they affect Anne Moody and her coming of age.

Part Four: The Movement

23. Anne spontaneously decides to sit-in at a bus stop and almost gets herself killed by an angry white mob. She participates in many protests thereafter and works with many famous black empowerment leaders such as Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King.

24. Anne works in Canton, Mississippi for the cause of voter registration. It's very frustrating work and she suffers a huge burden from fear and pressure. People involved in the movement die left and right. Anne finds herself on a KKK black list. She fears for her life. She also finds that her family are afraid to communicate with her. When she finally quits her job in Canton and goes back to her family, she sees how complacent they are with their situation and that frustrates her as well. Her family treats her like a stranger and think her selfish for endangering them by getting involved in the Movement. She is miserable and doesn't fit in anywhere. She graduates from Tougaloo and no one goes to her graduation. Her sister Adline gives her a pretty green dress.

25. The story ends with the murder of McKinley in front of a gathered group of a gathered group of nonviolent civil rights activists. Tired Anne Moody wonders if things will change.